New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-28
PERSONAL.

The last public appearance OF the late James Speed
was on May last, when he attended In Cincinnati
the banquet of the Loyal Legion and eloquently re-
spOnded TO the toast Lincoln"
The committee Of Americans In Mexico who lately
presented somo complimentary resolutions to Mr..
Porch, late ConsulGeneral there declared it to be
their desire not only now 10 express
their sentiments TO you, but that when
time shall have carried tho sound of their
voices into oblivion and when even the echo and
rcverberaton shall be more, these resolutions shall
stand forth TO your chldrens children showing that
their ancestor filled the position OF Consul General
with honor to his country with satisfaction TO BIS
After that they called for champagne
1t Is stated in "The British Medical Journal" that
there is marked improvement in the health and
physical condition OF Sir NJ Hicks-Beach and that
This has acted favorably on his eyesight Tho
have made little progress since he left Eng
land, and no operation Is yet necessary.
Mr. George Augustus sala has ceased to discourse
his Echoes of the Week" in "The London illustrated
News" to the grief Of thousands Of reaiers of that
periodical who valued IL largely because Of that in
teresting and brilliant feature Mn Sala viii hence
forth contribute his work 10 "The Entertainments
Gazette" in which journal Mr.. Henry Irving and Mt
" Beauie-kinest0n are actively interested IL Is
services Of Mr. Clement Scott in place of Mr. sala
Ex-Governor Holiday, Of Virginia, is now "dong'
California on his way home from trip around the
world
Bar Harbor boasts the promised presence this
season Of the Rev. DIT Talmage and family.
Lori Dorchester, eldest son of the Earl Of Carnar-
Won, of age this week, and comes at into the
enjoyment OF the splendid Chesterfield property which
was left by the seventh Earl of Chesterfield to his
sister, the late Lady CarnarvOn for her life and then
to her children in strict entail The property now
yields moro than 100000 year When Lord
dorchester inhcrts his fathers estates he VIII have
at least $4,000 year more. Several thousand
mate making mammas in England are thinking how
to get his Lordshp acquainted with their daughters.
Mrs Ella Wheeler Wilcox will leave Mcrfden,
Conn, permanently az soon as her health Will alo"
her 70 travel, and viii return to the West
Work IS going forward rapidly on the Gambetta
monument In the Place du Carrousel, Paris The
arc hitectural part of the monument Is quito finished
and the statue Of the Dictator is almost completo
Gambetta represented restoring to life his country
with the breath OF his genius the figure is work
Of remarkable power The other half of the monu
mcnt which is of an emblematic character, is more
open to objection. 1t represents n gigantic symbol
of Gallo cock growing with crowns OF laurel ano
a hand holding shield, which bears the inscription
compulsory military service" and Education fol
all IL is expected that the monument viii be
completed by the end Of Septmber
Tho late Daniel Pratt the " Great American Trav
oler" came to look upon his early taste for politic
as one of the vantles Of youth. "When," says
Hartford Courant" writer ~ used to be tired all on
with him. would introduce the subject Of his rfva
aspirations with Mcllcn to reach the Presidency IL
early days. He would be very impatient for a timt
and would soon co. lie often said Mclen for Melon
AS nc pronounced IL a lunatic. Don't talk abon
him. / saw Pratt and Mecn once run a race around
track at horse fair TO test their own wind for The
Presidency. Mellen not q natural fcatherbrain
like Pratt but an educated whose head had beef
turned by interest In the anti slavery struggle